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Welcome to the Holmes Junior High Incoming 8th Grade
Parent Meeting
March 11, 2020
* Welcome to the Transition Year!
* 8th Grade Required Classes/Electives
* Course Request Sheet
* StudentConnect Registration
* Questions
Meeting Agenda
* 8th grade is a significant year of transformation and transition—physically, socially, and academically
* Students should focus on working independently, improving quality of work and meeting deadlines
* Responsibility for problem-solving and self- advocacy transfers from parent to student
Transition Year
The Student in Transition
*This year does “matter”….
*Good study habits created now increase confidence and overall success
*Colleges will ask about math and language levels taken in 8th grade
* Your child still needs your help navigating social pressures and developmental obstacles
* Be curious and pay attention to: * friends, online interactions and texting * School Loop – but try to find balance
between checking grades and offering support & guidance
* See Strategies for Success handout
Social/Emotional Development
Planning for 8th Grade
*All 7th graders have already received this form (see sample in your
handout packet) as well as the Junior High Catalog
*5 required classes
* 1-2 electives depending on 6 or 7 period day
8th Grade Course Request Sheet
SAMPLE SCHEDULES with ELECTIVE OPTIONS: 7-period day with 2 year-long
electives:
-English 8
-US History 8
-Science 8
-Math
-PE 8
-Spanish 1 (year)
-Band (year)
7-period day with 1 year-long and 2 semester-long electives:
-English 8
-US History 8
-Science 8
-Math
-PE 8
-Yearbook (Year)
-Foods (semester)
-Art/Ceramics (semester)
* Check for completion of necessary information:
• 5 required courses
• Rank 6 elective courses (#1-6) from all electives on right side of form
• all required signatures (math, language, student, and parent)
Finishing up the Course Request Sheet
* Students enter course selections on StudentConnect anytime from now until Thursday, March 19 at midnight
* Classes must add up to 7 periods—use “Free 1st” or “Free 7th” for a 6-period day
* Log-in Instructions and Pins/Passwords are on the back of the Course Request Sheet
* Completed Course Request Sheet is due March 20th to your child’s English teacher
Important Dates & More
Academic Departments
Common Core Course Implementation
7th GRADE 8th GRADE 9th GRADE 10th GRADE 11th GRADE 12th GRADE
Common Core
Math 2
Common Core
Math 3
Common Core
Math 3 (Repeat
course or
advance to
Integrated Math
1P)
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Common Core
Math 2
Common Core
Math 3
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Precalculus P
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Calculus AB
Common Core
Math 2/3
Integrated Math
1P
Integrated Math
2P
Integrated Math
3P
Precalculus P
Calculus AB
Accelerated
Integrated Math
3P
Calculus AB Calculus BC
The math department strongly recommends that students not interrupt the Common Core Math
course sequence: CC 3, Integrated Math 1, Integrated Math 2, Integrated Math 3, or Accelerated
Integrated Math 3.
Eighth Grade Core Works
The Pearl The Diary of a
Young Girl
Tom Sawyer The Giver
Other 8th grade literature
options • Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
• April Morning by Howard Fast
• Living up the Street by Gary Soto
Holmes Jr High Reading Log
Many teachers have students keep reading logs for each quarter
expecting students to read ten pages per night for excellence
Writing Genres
Narrative Expository Argument
▪ Writing is developmental
▪ Writing Process
▪ Authentic Feedback
Speaking & Listening
• Memorizing Poems
• Scenes & Skits
• Debate & Moot
Court • Poster Presentations
• Socratic Seminar
HOLMES JR. HIGH
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
U.S. History
First Semester Topics
⚫ United States Geography
⚫ Review American Colonies & Revolutionary War
⚫ U.S. Constitution
⚫ The Early Republic
Second Semester Topics
⚫ Early Westward Expansion
⚫ Native Americans
⚫ Sectionalism
⚫ Civil War
⚫ Reconstruction
⚫ Industrialism
SCIENCE 8
•8th grade Science focuses on the
integration of Life science,
Physical science, and Earth
science. Topics include:
• Natural Selection
• Waves and EM radiation
• Forces and Interactions
• Earth Moon Sun System
ELECTIVE OPTIONS
ART/CERAMICS
LEARN ART CONCEPTS
THROUGH THE PROCESSES
OF BOTH FINE ARTS AND
CERAMIC PROJECTS
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN,
DRAWING, PAINTING AND
SCULPTURE
YEARBOOK
▶PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOSHOP, PAGE
DESIGN, LAYOUT, TEAMWORK AND BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE
▶A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS
ALONG WITH CREATING THE ANNUAL
YEARBOOK AS PART OF A TEAM.
MULTIMEDIA
▶COMPUTER ART & GRAPHICS
▶WEB PAGE & WEBSITE DESIGN
▶VIDEO MAKING & EDITING
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WITH ROBOTICS
▶INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
WITH PYTHON AND C++
▶VEX IQ ROBOTS – “COUSINS” TO THOSE USED
BY CITRUS CIRCUITS
▶BASIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS USEFUL
WITH ANY LANGUAGE
▶LOGIC AND ANALYTICAL THINKING
FOODS & NUTRITION
• COOKING SKILLS FOR LIFE
• KITCHEN TOOLS AND SAFETY
• PRACTICAL NUTRITION
• BAKING
• SEASONAL SPECIALTIES
AVID Curriculum Focus
★Exploration of Colleges and Careers
★Strategies for Academic Success
★Note Taking
★Public Speaking
★Test Preparation
★Research Techniques
What are the
Motivational Activities?
★Guest Speakers
★Field Trips
★Team Building / Challenge
Activities
★Philosophical Chairs and Socratic
Seminars
Thank you for coming!
Questions?
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